It is reported that the Catholic Church has taken a decision to reveal confidential information regarding the Easter Sunday bombing attacks in 2019.
It is also said that CDs containing confidential information related to the incident Easter attack were recently handed over to the Catholic Bishops’ Conference and after the information is examined together with a panel of experts and lawyers, a statement is to be issued in this regard.
Responding to the ‘Deshaya’ newspaper, Director of Archdiocesan Social Communications – Fr. Jude Chryshantha Fernando has said that there is a possibility that its contents could be revealed to the public.
Certain information published in the commission report related to the attacks have not been revealed to the public, citing national security concerns. The Catholic church has repeatedly urged the government to provide them with the complete report.
Accordingly, on the President’s approval, the complete report was handed over on April 25 to Dr. Harold Anthony Perera, President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference.
The National Transport Commission (NTC) has said that an investigation into the recent incident where a student fell from the footboard of a ‘Sisu Sariya’ school bus, has revealed that the accident had resulted from the careless and negligent behaviour of both the driver and the conductor.
Issuing a statement, the NTC noted that, based on the preliminary findings, the Road Passenger Transport Authority of the North Western Province has taken steps to temporarily suspend the services of the driver and conductor involved.
Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation – K.D. Lal Kantha has announced that the government has decided to import 300,000 MT of maize.
Speaking to the media after attending a District Development Committee meeting at the Kandy District Secretariat yesterday (July 03), the Minister explained that this decision was taken to prevent traders from artificially inflating maize prices.
He stated that certain large and medium-scale businesses dealing with animal feed have been hoarding maize, buying it from farmers at fair prices and reselling it at much higher rates.
According to the Minister, these traders were trying to push maize prices up to Rs.190-200 per kilogram, which would have driven up the cost of eggs to Rs.200 each and increased meat prices significantly.
The Minister emphasized that while businesses are entitled to make a profit, the government will not allow unfair price manipulation. He also noted that, in the past, even ministers profited from animal products, but those days have ended and racketeers will not be allowed to control the market.
To prevent excessive price drops that could hurt farmers, the Food Security Committee has proposed imposing a tax on imported maize, he said.
